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"The Marble City"
Sylacauga is a city in Talladega County, in the Talladega-Sylacauga metro area.
One tradition says the community's name derives from Creek words that mean "buzzard" and "roost." Another tradition says the name is a compound word that means, "the place of the Chalaka Tribe."
The latitude of Sylacauga is 33.173N. The longitude is -86.251W.
It is in the Central Standard time zone. Elevation is 545 feet.The estimated population, in 2003, was 12,607.
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Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census BureauFor more census details and comparisons, see our Sylacauga demographic reports
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Marble quarried here was used in construction of the U.S. Supreme Court building
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4% of Sylacauga residents report German ancestry, and 7% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Sylacauga ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Sylacauga was $16,209, compared with $21,587 nationally.
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16% of Sylacauga residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
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Median rent in Sylacauga, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $253. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $846.
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Libraries in Sylacauga include B. B. Comer Memorial Library ... View libraries
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Talladega County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Sylacauga political report.
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The average commute time for Sylacauga workers is 20 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
A total of 6 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Sylacauga between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
This is a rate of 4.8 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was slightly higher than the national norm.
Hotels in Sylacauga include Jameson Inn Sylacauga.
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